Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1887-09-01
A DISCUSSION ON LOCAL
TOPICS.


The editor in chief Of the TELLER il
absent. We announce thi. fact, Incl
deutslly, fearing that our readers might
not find it out and We do not wish to
assume any unfair advantage. We are
the editor at present, and We realize, to
some extent, the double recti6ed and
triple extract Of responsibility that rests
upou US. We must maintain the repu-
tatiu Of the TELLER tripod. The
physiognomy Of the paper must not,
under our management, be allowed to
present the appearance of emacia'ion,
nor can We, wantonly, neglect the duties
devolving upon us as the inst'gator and
leader Of public sentiment, in the ad-
van cement Of our loca! interests. Our
first act, in the rule Of editorial mimicry'
was to call public meeting, irrespective
oe party, for the purpose OF launching
upon the tide Of human affairs some i'm
portant measures for the benefit OF our
home institutions. The meeting was to
be held at the court house at "half past
.cvcn sharp'-in the evening. At the
appointed time oursclf WIS there, with
rcportorial outfit. We found that We
we're the only one who had promptly
assembled. At quarter 10 eight Jon"
Doe came 10 and exclaimed 80! no
one here, l thought was late" AT "
quarter past eight, Richard Roe dropped
in and asked what was going on. We
waited until half past eight, and no one
else appearing we proceeded to organize
the meeting. We nominated John Doe
for chairman and he declined, for the
reason that he was not accustomed to
presiding over public assemblies We
then elected Richard Roc as chairman,
who "reluctually accepted tho dis'ingu'
ished honor" as he stated, but he could
not reasonably decline, being chosen +,
such an overwhelming majority" b,
this time two other citizens had con
gregated, who said they were on the'
way home, and noticing light in tn
hall, had "run in to see if something wa
not wrong" We explained the objec
Of the meeting aud they concluded Il
remain, ito see the fun.
A motion was made and seconded tina
We, the incorporate body polite Of tn
city Of Lewiston, in convention assembled
respectfully extend to Grover Cleveland
president Of the U. s., our hospitabl
congratulations and invite him to visl
Lewiston during his forthcoming west
ern tour. Pending vote on this ques
ton one gentleman desired to know ho
much it would cost US to have Clevelan
come up here, and pronounced himse
as empha,ically opposed to saddling an
expense upon the people with no pecuni
ary return. This accustomed spirte
debate aud at the fuel vote the motto
was lost.
We then moved that the city counc
be memoralized and requested to pu
chase suitable lot and erect fair|
commod,ous city hall, which could /
arranged to accommodate our city o
fcers. the city prisoners os also to fu
uish quarters for our fire engines an
other city apparatus. This motion VI
seconded, but, as was explained II
second was mistaken; he thought it VI
to ask the legislature to provide a HI
for US; snd, after quite an extend'
debate, when the question was full
understood, the motion Was stabbed.
Wethen suggested that some prom
and decisive action should be taken I
the part Of our people to insure Il
speedy allotment of lands to the N
PIERCE Indians and the opening Of Il
reservation to settlement by white pc
pie, and asked that some one present
formal resolution to the meeting apps
tanning thereto. John Doe opposed Il
agitation Of that matter at this tim
He stated that. as the question of anne
ton to Washington WAS still in suspen'
We could not move, securely, in Z
premises. That if the ''severalty" a
portioumeut was made and We aite
wards became annexed to Washingt'
the lands would have to be re app,
tionsd-if, indeed, under the lave
Washington, they could b. apportion
at all. The majority seemed to imbi
Does idea and the subject was dismiss
w.;lou: formal action.
We then recommended that O
citizens endeavor to interest the ci
council in the protection Of our riv
frontage, against the contingent overA'
Of the Suake and Clearwater rive
That the real safety and Welfare Of o
city aud the people demand some ac,i
in this direction. The president call
John Doe to the chair, for the purpo.
% he said of "exploding such q fOoli